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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IV
CAUSES OF DEATH (FEMALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1958-
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 15- 24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| Cancer - stomach | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| other | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 45 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 7 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 102 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 18 | 39 | 67 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | 62 | 79 | |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 20 | 34 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformation | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Other disease | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 73 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 10 | - | 5 | 2 | 21 | 109 | 119 | 305 | 571 |
| Percentage of Total | 1.7 | - | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 53.4 |